Well Halloween is here at last, and there’s just enough time left to pick a fancy dress party theme if you haven’t done so already. In previous blogs we’ve looked at Halloween parties set far in the future and within the realms of fiction, so it seems only right that we now cover a Halloween

If you’re struggling to think of a theme for this year’s Halloween fancy dress party, why not make it a monster mash up, with guests encouraged to come as famous monsters from mythology, movies and literature? This broad theme should be enough to inspire your guests to come in a whole range of gruesome guises.

Halloween now feels like a very modern festival, probably because it has become increasingly commercialised in recent years. Its true roots are far older, as it dates back to the ancient Celtic era. Halloween derived from the festival of Samhain, ostensibly the celebration of a successful harvest, it was also known as Celtic New Year.